The Last Airbender - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of The Last Airbender or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Last Airbender

[jeffrey]

Converting the film to 3D cost an extra $5-$10 million.

[gerald]

The most expensive movie ever produced by Nickelodeon Movies, with a budget of $150 million and an additional $130 million in advertising.

[richard]

In the original show, Sokka is a funny comic relief character. However, arguably, no comedy comes from the Sokka in the movie. Significant criticism was aimed at this.

[ivan]

Dragon Spirit, a new character that is not from the show, is supposed to be a combination of Avatar Roku, Fang, Koh and Guru Pathik from Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005).

[janice]

Dev Patel expressed dissatisfaction with the final film.

[gerald]

Almost 30 minutes of footage was cut from the theatrical release because Paramount Pictures wanted the film converted to 3D as quickly as possible, in an effort to save money. They had already invested over $150 million into the movie's production.

[jamie]

The creators of the show, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, both hated the film, and officially said they pretend it doesn't exist.

[mathew]

The film was intended to be the first part of a trilogy, however due to its poor reception, Nickelodeon scrapped the other two. It wasn't until 2015 that Nickelodeon decided to revive the trilogy.

[oscar]

Dee Bradley Baker, who voiced Appa and Momo in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), voices them again for the film.

[oscar]

A scene involving the Kyoshi Warriors and the introduction of their leader Suki (Sokka's other love interest) was filmed but removed from the final cut, due to the director's belief that it was a separate story and would only distract from the movie's main storyline.

[beth]

The picture Zuko carries of his family is identical to the one from series, seen multiple times throughout the series and hung at the beach house.

[jamie]

Jackson Rathbone originally auditioned for the part of Prince Zuko.

[carla]

Although the characters of Sokka and Katara are meant to be only a few years apart, Jackson Rathbone is 11 years older than Nicola Peltz.

[scarlett]

Actress Seychelle Gabriel, who plays Princess Yue in the movie, later provided the voice of Asami Sato in the animated series The Legend of Korra (2012), sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005).

[darrell]

Paramount set about casting for the film by initiating a specific internet site where applicants could submit their casting tapes.

[amber]

At $150 million, This makes this film M. Night Shyamalan's and Nickelodeon's most expensive film.

[sara]

Although this movie does not take place in Philadelphia, (like all of M. Night Shyamalan's other movies) some of the movie was shot there.

[toni]

To Kill a Mockingbird 1962

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[WillBruh]

Pride 2014

Based on a true story the film is set in the summer of 1984 when Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers NUM is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise ...

Pride features touching, sincere, humorous, witty and realistic style.